Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?

he knows that the people respect & admire Brutus

unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated

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Joy's Julius Caesar Exam

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William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar plus act III & IV vocabulary words.

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1
An antonym of prodigious is small
True
False
2
Because he was an amazing art forger, he was able to ______ the painting to look exactly like the original.
Taper
Rout
Replicate
Emulate
3
Who says, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves that we are underlings" ?
Cassius
Casca
Mark Antony
Caesar
4
Brutus says, "Set honor in one eye and death in the other and I will look on both indifferently."What does he mean?
honor is worth dying for
if it benefits him, he will consider it
his vision is weak
he is considering killing himself
5
Define pathos
Appeal to logic
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to believability, credibility, or trust
6
What does buffeted mean?
Burdened
Inherited
Duplicated
Struck repeatedly
7
The night that Cassius convinces Casca to join the conspiracy is a tempestuous evening.
True
False
8
An alchemist is a synonym for an exorcist.
True
False
9
Define mutiny
unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated
to lie down flat
revolt or uprising
to grant or to give as a favor
10
Define mettle
confuse or bewilder
courage or spirit
shorten or diminish
grant rights
11
Calpurnia says, "Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once"
True
False
12
Irritated is a synonym for vexed
True
False
13
Define abridge
shorten or diminish
confuse or bewilder
courage or spirit
grant rights
14
Define chide
gladness or merriment
to cause impurity
To scold
to assume
15
Who is Caesar's wife?
Calpurnia
Portia
16
What is ethos?
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to believability, credibility, or trust
Appeal to logic
17
Flavius & Marullus were put to silence
False
True
18
Define flourish
to denounce, condemn, or forbid
to conquer or overpower
To thrive or to grow well
to discipline or punish
19
Define prostrate
revolt or uprising
to grant or to give as a favor
to lie down flat
unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated
20
A cynic is an optimist
True
False
21
When I wanted to go to the concert, I __________ my parents to give me permission to go.
Mutinied
Entreated
prostrated
enfranchised
22
Who says, "He has a lean and hungry look.; He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous."?
Brutus
Mark Antony
Cassius
Caesar
23
Define anastrophe
Inverted word order
Get rid of evil spirits
Extreme pride, arrogance, or self-confidence
Out of its chronological time period
24
Calpurnia's Dreams are
reinterpreted by Decius
ultimately disregarded by Caesar
portents of doom
All of the above
25
Define mirth
to cause impurity
to assume
To scold
gladness or merriment
26
Who helps Brutus to kill himself?
Strato
Pindarus
Titinius
Lucilius
27
Define proscribe
to discipline or punish
To thrive or to grow well
to conquer or overpower
to denounce, condemn, or forbid
28
Who is Cassius' best friend?
Pindarus
Messala
Brutus
Titinius
29
Define chasten
to conquer or overpower
to discipline or punish
To thrive or to grow well
to denounce, condemn, or forbid
30
hubris is inverted word order
False
True
31
Who is Pompey?
Portia's father
Recently defeated by Caesar
Brutus' brother-in-law
Cassius' slave
32
Define spurn
Increase
Reject
Copy
Remove
33
What is Trebonius' role?
First to stab Caesar
Get Mark Antony out of the way
To convince Caesar to go to the capital
Cassius' best friend
34
What does legacy mean?
Duplication
A burden
A gift by will or inheritance
To batter or strike
35
Nimble means clumsy and dull
True
False
36
Define vouchsafe
to grant or to give as a favor
to lie down flat
revolt or uprising
unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated
37
Why does Cassius want Brutus to join the conspiracy?
he knows that the people respect & admire Brutus
he knows that Brutus is a better leader than he is
Cassius is setting Brutus up
38
What is a synonym for augment
Increase
Remove
Copy
Reject
39
Who assists Cassius in death?
Strato
Lucilius
Titinius
Pindarus
40
Artemidorous says, "Beware the ides of March"
True
False
41
Anastrophe is something that is out of its chronological time period
True
False
42
Caesar & Octavius are related
True
False
43
I could tell by her ___________ that she was angry at me.
Rout
Taper
Countenance
Replication
44
Define enfranchise
shorten or diminish
grant rights
courage or spirit
confuse or bewilder
45
What does yoked mean?
Struck repeatedly
Inherited
Duplicated
Burdened
46
Define alchemist
Medieval chemist
Someone with a negative, pessimistic attitude
Someone who is happy all of the time
A person who gets rid of evil spirits
47
Define unassailable
revolt or uprising
unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated
to grant or to give as a favor
to lie down flat
48
Ethos is an appeal to emotion
True
False
49
Who dies on his birthday?
Messala
Brutus
Julius Caesar
Cassius
50
The opening of Julius Caesar begins with a ____ of people celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompey
Taper
Rout
Emulation
Replication
51
To set an enchanting table, always include a _____.
Taper
Rout
Emulation
Replication
52
Who is the originator of the conspiracy?
Cinna
Cassius
Brutus
Casca
53
Enraged is a synonym for vexed
True
False
54
First to stab Caesar
Metellus Cimber
Trebonius
Cassius
Casca
55
Define presume
to cause impurity
to assume
To scold
gladness or merriment
56
Antony uses verbal irony in his funeral speech
True
False
57
Define hubris
Extreme pride, arrogance, or self-confidence
Inverted word order
Out of its chronological time period
Get rid of evil spirits
58
Define vanquish
to discipline or punish
To thrive or to grow well
to conquer or overpower
to denounce, condemn, or forbid
59
Cicero joins the conspiracy
True
False
60
Define prodigy
extreme pride, arrogance, or self-confidence
inverted word order
An unusual or unnatural occurrence
something out of its chronological time
61
Define contaminate
gladness or merriment
To scold
to assume
to cause impurity
62
Brutus wants to kill Mark Antony along with Caesar
False
True
63
Define confound
grant rights
confuse or bewilder
courage or spirit
shorten or diminish
64
Who says, "This was the noblest Roman of them all"?
Octavius
Mark Antony
Cassius
Caesar
65
Which one of our characters is sterile?
Calpurnia
Portia
66
Define anachronism
Out of its chronological time period
Get rid of evil spirits
Extreme pride, arrogance, or self-confidence
Inverted word order

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